9 White Pelicans taken soon after the sun was down- in dusk. Photo taken at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL. Image taken with Leica f5.6 800mm Modular Apo Telyt Lens on loan from Leica Camera USA in 1998. Special thanks to Leica Camera USA.
It was a wonderful experience fighting with that big glass, but the results were worth it here and all the other images that I was able to record. It was a beautiful evening and the photo below was taken only minutes before: